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Title:

Fitting an Observed Frequency Distribution to the Closest Poisson Distribution

Url:

http://facultysites.vassar.edu/lowry/poissonfit.html

Creator:

Lowry, Richard, 1940-

Publisher:

Vassar College

Description: This page calculates the Poisson distribution that most closely fits an observed frequency distribution, as determined by the method of least squares. Users enter observed frequencies, and the page returns the fitted Poisson frequencies, the mean and variance of the observed distribution and the fitted Poisson distribution, and R-squared.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Sampling distribution
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research
Social sciences -- Statistics -- Theory and method of social science statistics -- Frequency distribution

GEM Subject:

Mathematics
Mathematics -- Instructional issues
Mathematics -- Statistics

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Frequency distributions
Mathematics -- Statistics

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

Richard Lowry

Access Rights:

Free access

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